Rim for horse-collars.



PATENTED JULY 24, 1906.

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W. B. ESTES. RIM FOR HORSE COLLARS.

APPLIOATION FILED AUG. 1. 1904.

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IUNITED STATES WILLIAM B.

PATENT. OFFIOE.

ESTES, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO WILLIAM S. ANSLEY, OF ATLANTA, GEORGIA.

RIM FOR HORSE-COLLARS.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application 'lled August 1,1904. Serial No. 219.096.

T all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM B. ESTES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Atlanta, in the county of Fulton and State of Georgia, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Rims for Horse-Collars; and I do declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to which -it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the numerals of reference marked thereon, which form a part of .this specification.

This invention relates to improvements in fabric horse-collars, in which special and speciic means are provided for forming the rim and a web between it and the body of the collar.

In the manufacture Vof collars considerable difficulty has been experienced in forming the rim and the spaces adjacent thereto to receive the hames. Many attempts have been made to overcome this defect, but without commercial success. The material connecting the rim and the body of the collar heretofore used has been too stifl", consequently forcing in the hames'and wearing the material or the material is pressed on the animal and produces sore spots. Diniculty has also been experienced in producing a rim which would maintain its shape and position on the collar. I have overcome these difficulties by providing a flexible connection or web between the body of the collar and the rim and form said rim of a casing which incloses a comparatively stiff and yet a yielding element, such as a rope or the like material.

Many other objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to, and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Figure l is a front velevation of my improved collar. Fig. 2 isa horizontal section of the same. Fig. 3 is a detail horizontal section of one side of the collar to more fully illustrate the construction and showing the position of the rim when the hames are not in place. Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the position ofthe web and rim when the haines are in position. Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of the rim-casing.

l re resents' a horse-collar; 2, the body ate the body and rim.

The body of the collar is constructed of fabric and is stuffed in the usual manner. The body consists of a fabric casing 2a, having its ends stitched, as at 5. Generally speaking, the body forms no part of my present invention except in combination with the specific form of rim and intermediate web. The

rim-casing 6 is formed in two sections, 6aL 6a,

each section being made of an inner piece 6b and outer piece 6. The pieces 6b 6'3 are stitched at their inner ends to the free ends of the body-casing, from whence they extend outwardly and are stitched together, as at 6d, to form the web 4. Further out the web is stitched again at 8, between which and a row of stitches 9 at the terminals of the pieces 6b 6" is secured a rope 10. The rope extends entirely around the collar, and its casing its it snugly to hold it in proper position. v

By using rope I dispense with the necessity of stuffing the rim, as in the manufacture of collars now on the market. An incased rope forming a collar-rim presents obvious advantages, paramount of which is that while it has stability enough to retain the required stiness it is also flexible to a degree to allow it to adjust itself to varying conditions and shapes of the neck ofthe animal. The web 4, as before stated, is formed by overlapping the pieces 6b and 6C of the rim-casing and stitching it together. The free ends of the rim-casing 6 are stitched to the free ends of the bodycasing 2a, as shown at l2, making the rim and body fabric casings practically one piece. I desire to direct particular attention to the relative osition of the web to the rim and body of t e collar, inasmuch as it is by this relationship I succeed in making a collar whose rim does not bear on the neck of the animal. The web is attached to the body juist back of the inner face of the collar, as seen at 15, while said web is attached to the rim at a point considerably outside the outline of the attaching-line 15. This mode of attachment of the rim forms a pocket to receive the hames, insuring the atter bearing directly against the front wall of the body 2 and away from the neck of the animal, the overhan ing portion of the rim preventing the disp acement or disengagement of the -hames from the pocket.

My present invention is extremely cheap to manufacture and durable in character and possesses decided advantages over the IOO present state of the art. The formation of the rim is simple and dispenses with highclassv labor andv expensive material in the manufacture of horse-collars and absolutely insures accomplishing the two most imp0rtant things in a collar of this kind-to,wt, a permanent overhanging rim to prevent the displacement of the hames and preventing the hanlles extending in andwearing the animals nec I desire to have it understood that other material than Arope may be-employedto'form the rim, so long as saidmaterial possesses therequired amount. of stability, and yet. bex flexible-enoughtoinsure good results.` For instance, a: continuous strip.4 of. packedA ma.- terialA may. beemployedwitha-.core ofl` soft iron or the` like. f

While-lhave here described what Iregard: as the preferredembodiment ofmy improved collar, many minor.'4 changes` may be made without. departing from the spirit andscope ofthe invention;

What I claim as new is?- l'. A fabric horse-collar comprising abody., f arim, aexible web betweentherim andfthe body., saidf flexible web being formed with the rim, stitches separating the Web and the rim, and stitches securing the free endof-the web tothe ends ofthe body., the distance be- 3o tween the two rows of'stitches being such that the web and rim may be wrapped around Various-size hames to form a pocket for the latter. a

2. A fabric -horse-collar comprising a body, 3 5 a rimha'ving its-.free ends brought together A and stitched adjacent said rim to form a flexible web and stitches connecting the free ends of the web to thebody, the ilexiblefweb permitting of the y,rimlbeing folded over; a ham@- 4o to forma pocketfor thel latter.

3. A horse-collar., comprisin a body, a. rimv andeaweb, the 4rima'nd webeing formed ofgone piece of material, and stitches-securingthe e ends off the l web and. the i endsl of1 the. 4 5 body inside the latter,

. In testimony. whereof La ff`1x-my signature inpresence oftwo witnesses.

WILLIAMf B. ESTES,

Witnesses:

D. H. DOUGHERTY, Jr., WM. J DAVIS. 

